Policy Actions for COVID-19 Economic Recovery (PACER) Dialogues 3 June 2020 The Policy Actions for COVID-19 Economic Recovery (PACER) Dialogues is exploring measures that can help economies “bounce back” from the COVID-19 pandemic and accelerate economic recovery. The series of Dialogues will address a range of issues, including: good practices in national planning for “bouncing back” from COVID-19; employing big data and digital technology to enhance pandemic responses; policies to strengthen the role of the private sector in COVID-19 recovery; anticipating future health trends to enhance economic responses; and developing effective social protection measures. The PACER Dialogues is offered exclusively to select government officials from Southeast Asia and the People’s Republic of China. The program is organized under the framework of the Asian Development Bank-supported BIMP-EAGA, IMT-GT, and GMS (B-I-G) Capacity Building Program. Program and Learning Materials 03 June 2020 Session / Activity Title Speaker(s) PACER Dialogue 1 PACER Dialogue 2 COVID-19 Response and Recovery: Experience and Lessons of New Zealand The second Policy Actions for COVID-19 Economic Recovery (PACER) Dialogue on “COVID-19 Response and Recovery: Experience and Lessons of New Zealand"… PACER Dialogue 3 PACER Dialogue 4 Minimum Public Health Interventions for Post COVID-19 Lockdown: Lives and Livelihoods The fourth Policy Actions for COVID-19 Economic Recovery (PACER) Dialogue on “Minimum public health interventions for post COVID-19 lockdown: Lives… PACER Dialogue 5 Bouncing Back Support to SMEs for COVID-19 Recovery The fifth Policy Actions for COVID-19 Economic Recovery (PACER) Dialogue on “Bouncing back support to SMEs for COVID-19 recovery” featured phased… PACER Dialogue 6 Migration and Health: Implications of COVID-19 and Achieving Universal Health Coverage The sixth Policy Actions for COVID-19 Economic Recovery (PACER) Dialogue on “Migration and Health: Implications of COVID-19 and achieving Universal… PACER Dialogue 7 Harnessing Digital Technologies for Education amid COVID-19 The seventh Policy Actions for COVID-19 Economic Recovery (PACER) Dialogue on “Harnessing Digital Technologies for Education amid COVID-19” discussed… PACER Dialogue 8 Post-COVID-19 New Normal: Implications for Startup Ecosystems The eighth Policy Actions for COVID-19 Economic Recovery (PACER) Dialogue on “Post-COVID-19 New Normal: Implications for Startup Ecosystems”… PACER Dialogue 9 Accelerating Digital Financial Services and Infrastructure The ninth Policy Actions for COVID-19 Economic Recovery (PACER) Dialogue on “Accelerating Digital Financial Services and Infrastructure” discussed… PACER Dialogue 10 Enhancing Readiness for Large-Scale Vaccine Distribution amid COVID-19 The tenth Policy Actions for COVID-19 Economic Recovery (PACER) Dialogue on “Enhancing readiness for large-scale vaccine distribution amid COVID-19”… PACER Dialogue 11 Social Protection Interventions as Medium- and Long-term Responses amid COVID-19 and Beyond The eleventh Policy Actions for COVID-19 Economic Recovery (PACER) Dialogue on “Social protection interventions as medium- and long-term responses… PACER Dialogue 12 Adaptive Control of COVID-19 Outbreaks: Policy Approaches The twelfth Policy Actions for COVID-19 Economic Recovery (PACER) Dialogue on “Adaptive control of COVID-19 outbreaks: Policy Approaches” featured… PACER Dialogue 13 Managing safe, equitable, and effective COVID-19 vaccination The 13th Policy Actions for COVID-19 Economic Recovery (PACER) Dialogue on “Managing safe, equitable, and effective COVID-19 vaccination" featured… PACER Dialogue 14 Future of Skills Development in the time of COVID-19 The fourteenth Policy Actions for COVID-19 Economic Recovery (PACER) Dialogue on “Future of Skills Development in the time of COVID-19” discussed… PACER Dialogue 15 Green Policies for Post COVID-19 Economic Recovery The fifteenth Policy Actions for COVID-19 Economic Recovery (PACER) Dialogue on “Green Policies for Post COVID-19 Economic Recovery” featured green… PACER Dialogue 16 Digitizing trade in the new normal The 16th Policy Actions for COVID-19 Economic Recovery (PACER) Dialogue on “Digitizing trade in the new normal” discussed benefits of trade… PACER Dialogue 17 Accelerating e-commerce in the new normal The 17th Policy Actions for COVID-19 Economic Recovery (PACER) Dialogue on “Accelerating e-commerce in the new normal” featured policy options and… PACER Dialogue 18 Accelerating Clean Energy Transition in the New Normal The 18th Policy Actions for COVID-19 Economic Recovery (PACER) Dialogue on “Accelerating Clean Energy Transition in the new normal” featured global… PACER Dialogue 19 Transitioning from a linear to circular economy in post pandemic Southeast Asia The 19th Policy Actions for COVID-19 Economic Recovery (PACER) Dialogue on “Transitioning from a linear to circular economy in post pandemic… Disclaimer The views expressed on this website are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views and policies of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) or its Board of Governors or the governments they represent. 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